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Old 14th Jan 2014, 18:58
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Hey, I am just saying that in my experience, students are better off having a day off between demanding stages of training.
Getting ready for solo, maybe every day is better to nail the landing picture. Demanding sections of nav planning can require a half day of absorbing the debrief and half a day of prep for the next flight. I know when I was doing my CPL years ago, a day of bad weather was sometimes welcome.
I have seen instructors (hour builders really) overlook vital areas in a students skill base, thinking that they will pick it up. The roots are very important and if trimming for example is never explained, when it comes to nav, they will never be able to hold an altitude. I know this because I used to take on problem students and sort them out.

You can all twist that if it makes you feel better; it's no shakes to me. Just telling it to you from the sharp end.
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